For day after day they seek Me and delight to know My ways, like a nation that does what is right and does not forsake the justice of their God. They ask Me for righteous judgments; they delight in the nearness of God.”
They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good d
Therefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts
You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you:
Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander.
Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and every expression of evil, and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can
Some are like the seeds sown on rocky ground. They hear the word and at once receive it with joy.
“Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and seek favor from no one. Indeed, You are impartial and teach the w
The troops took sheep and cattle from the plunder, the best of the things devoted to destruction, in order to sacrifice
It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Hol
As for you, son of man, your people are talking about you near the city walls and in the doorways of their houses. One s
“Listen to this, O house of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel, who have descended from the line of Judah,
“What good to Me is your multitude of sacrifices?” says the LORD. “I am full from the burnt offerings of rams and the fa
Jeremiah the prophet and said, “May our petition come before you; pray to the LORD your God on behalf of this entire rem
John was a lamp that burned and gave light, and you were willing for a season to bask in his light.
because Herod feared John and protected him, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man. When he heard John’s words, h
And the LORD heard the words you spoke to me, and He said to me, “I have heard the words that these people have spoken t
The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.
For you have deceived yourselves by sending me to the LORD your God, saying, ‘Pray to the LORD our God on our behalf, an
Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-mind